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I’m not particularly for/against anything here, but holding corporations accountable is the only practical option for legitimately reducing environmental degradation.

We could all use paper straws and long-lasting lightbulbs, and it would have a negligible effect on the environment. Add to that the issue that it’s unlikely we’ll all ever do anything.

I like the idea of personal responsibility for consumer decisions. But, it won’t really reduce the global environmental impact of corporations. In that sense, getting really into sustainability with your own behavior is more about a personal sense of righteousness than anything else. If we’re going to reduce the ongoing harm to the environment, we must reduce corporate power. Of the two options above, it’s the only one that will produce any measurable positive impact on the environment.

Yeah. With power distributed the way it is now though (mostly concentrated in the hands of a small number of wealthy, connected people), every technological advance will be used against us. These technological advances could really make for a better life for everyone, but not when they’re absolutely dominated by entities whose only real objective is taking as much from us as they possibly can.

…and Spotify doesn’t pay artists shit.

I’ve become a strong proponent of the joys of piracy.

Yes! I’m right there with you.

Pirate everything. Pirate streams, torrents, whatever.

Pirate. Everything.

*unless it’s an independent artist of some sort. then, just buy some merch from them or something.

Anyone with any power or any product is going to milk every single penny they can out of every single interaction they have. There are no ethics in business. No one cares about your privacy, and they only care about laws if they think they’ll lose money by breaking them. Otherwise, these laws don’t exist for them because they get in the way of more money.

We’re a world where the biggest fucking cunts also have the biggest market share of our culture.

The tiny differential (look at the actual numbers) between liberal/conservatives isn’t much of a story, but it makes for good clickbait and will help the researchers establish themselves in their discipline.

I think maybe the biggest takeaway from this article is that it points out that all seniors in high school have reported steadily increasing depression over the last thirteen years. I’m willing to bet this trend started earlier in the 2000s. And it’s right in line with more and more and more and more and more of all the available money ending up in the hands of fewer and fewer people. Everyone is more depressed.

I have infrequently quoted lines from Futurama in the past and not a single one of those quotes has ever been rewarded with a delicious raisin. I feel as if I have been bilked out of my raisin.